Transport yourself back to a pivotal time in our nation’s history as Greenfield Village, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., transforms into 1860s America during Civil War Remembrance on Memorial Day weekend. More than 450 re-enactors will re-create Union, Confederate and civilian encampments, perform military tactical demonstrations, offer dramatic presentations and participate in one of the most comprehensive Civil War events in the nation.

You can honor the sacrifices and achievements of those who have bravely fought and continue to fight in defense of our nation during a commemoration presented by historian William Hendricks at noon on Monday on the Village Green. The Henry Ford will also participate in a national moment of silence at 3 p.m. Monday as signaled by the Armington & Sims shop whistle.

Admission to Civil War Remembrance is free with membership, or $24 for adults, $22 for seniors 62-up, and $17.50 for children ages 5-12. Children ages 4-under are admitted free. For more information, call 313-982-6001 or visit www.thehenryford.org/events/civilWarRemembrance.aspx.

DETROITLatin and jazz music concert

The spring gardens behind a stately Palmer Woods mansion will be swaying with the hot rhythms of Orquesta La Inspiracion’s horns, percussion and vocals for the Palmer Woods Music in Homes concert at 8 p.m. on Saturday.

Mexican food will be served during intermission, and the main floor of the home will be open for a tour prior to the concert.

Orquesta La Inspiracion, led by award-winning jazz pianist and music director Bill Meyer, brings together veterans of Detroit’s Latin and jazz scenes.

The Palmer Woods Music in Homes series presents live music set in the magnificent homes of one of Detroit’s most beautiful and historic neighborhoods.

Tickets, $40 or $35 each for groups of 10 or more, are sold in advance only and can be purchased online at palmerwoods.org or by calling 313-891-2514. The location of the home is provided to ticket holders.

FERNDALEHometown Charity Support Giveaway

In honor of Credit Union ONE’s 75th anniversary, they are giving back to the communities surrounding their membership base by hosting a Hometown Charity Support Giveaway on the Credit Union ONE Facebook page.

Through June 7, charity supporters and credit union members are encouraged to vote for their favorite charities through Facebook, with the top three vote getters each receiving a $500 donation from Credit Union ONE.

To participate, visit the Credit Union ONE Facebook home page and follow instructions to vote for your favorite charity. Not a Facebook user? You can fill out an entry form at any Credit Union ONE location.

LANSINGFinal round of scholarship competition

Senate Democratic Leader Gretchen Whitmer and members of the Senate Democratic Caucus have announced the final round of voting in the #mi2020 Scholarship Competition at www.michigan2020.com/competition. The $10,000 scholarship winner, and second and third place winners, will be determined by a combination of public vote and the votes of a panel of judges. The top 10 students qualified for the finals by receiving the highest number of votes during the semi-final round of the competition in which nearly 30,000 votes were cast by people all across Michigan.

Students were asked to submit a short web video that explains the importance of investing in higher education and how the Michigan 2020 Plan to offer free college tuition to all students is the right investment for our state to make.

The top 10 videos can be viewed at www.michigan2020.com/competition and voting is open through May 31, either online or by phone or text message. Information on how to vote is available on the website.

More information on the Michigan 2020 Plan to provide college tuition for all Michigan high school graduates is available online at www.michigan2020.com.

OAKLAND COUNTYWaterparks set to open

Red Oaks Waterpark, 1455 E. 13 Mile Road in Madison Heights, is set to open for the summer season on Saturday, and Waterford Oaks Waterpark, 1702 Scott Lake Road in Waterford, opens June 7.

Visit DestinationOakland.com for waterpark hours and rates or find Oakland County Parks and Recreation on Facebook.

Rouge River clean upLocal non-profit Friends of the Rouge along with several community partners are looking for volunteers to clean trash from the Rouge River and improve local parks and nature preserves in the metro Detroit area on Saturday, June 1. Volunteers may choose from 32 sites in 19 communities throughout Metro Detroit. Activities, which vary by site, may include river clean up, native planting, invasive plant removal, park maintenance and nature walks.

The annual river clean up event, Rouge Rescue, began in 1986 in an effort to restore Michigan’s most urbanized watershed. Last year, Rouge Rescue volunteers removed 85 cubic yards of trash, including nine shopping carts and two vehicles, and 198 cubic yards of invasive plants. They also planted 3,960 native flowers and grasses and 60 trees and shrubs.

The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit will hold its annual gala and reunion, “Celebrating 30 Years of Champions,” at 6 p.m. Tuesday at The Berman Center for the Performing Arts, 6600 W. Maple Road.

The event will mark the three decades since Detroit first hosted the JCC Maccabi Games, and it will kick off the JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest to be held in metro Detroit in 2014.

The JCC Maccabi Games are an Olympic-style sporting competition, held for one week each summer, and are the world’s largest organized sports program for Jewish teens.

The cost of this year’s gala is $36 (supporter), $125 (sponsor, includes two tickets) and $360 (patron, includes two tickets), with all proceeds benefiting youth programming at the JCC.

The event will include dinner, a dessert reception, photo opportunities and entertainment by the Maccabeats, a New York-based a cappella group, famous for their clever lyrics about Jewish life performed to the tune of modern rock songs.